Summary of the special operation in Ukraine for the week

A special military operation to protect the civilian population of Donbass has been conducted by Russia since February 24, 2022. You can track the progress of the joint forces of Russia, the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), as well as view a map of military operations for the week from March 22 to 28 in the Izvestia material.

The Ministry of Defense reported that on that day, units of the Zapad group of forces liberated the village of Krasnoe Pervoe in the Kharkiv region.

At the same time, during the week in the area of responsibility of the Zapad group, Ukrainian troops lost over 1,640 soldiers.

At the same time, during the week, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched seven group strikes, hitting the infrastructure of military airfields, the training center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), control centers, assembly workshops, storage and training facilities for UAV operators, ammunition depots, as well as temporary locations of nationalists and Ukrainian armed formations.

The defense ministry added that between March 22 and March 28, the Russian air defense forces shot down two Ukrainian MiG-29 aircraft, 27 JDAM guided aerial bombs and 20 HIMARS multiple rocket launchers.

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In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 660 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 48,879 UAVs, 601 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM), 22,554 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,532 MLRS combat vehicles, 23,051 field artillery and mortars, 33,475 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.

Watch more relevant videos and details about the situation in Donbass on the Izvestia TV channel.